Tourist s kitchenette or cabinet



Re; 16 664 J 1927' L. s. GILMORE I TOURIST S KITCHENBTTE OR CABINET Original Filed Sept. 16. 1922 INVENTOR. L00 SHIELDxS GIL/70R:

S ATTORNEB Reissued une 28, 1927.

i UNITED STATESPPATENT OFFICE.

LOU SHIELDS GILMORE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, '10 TOURIST SUPPLY COMPANY, 01 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A COB- POBATI ON OF DELAWARE.

TOUBISTS KITCHENETTE OR CABINET.

Original llo. 1,509,098, dated July 22, 1924, Serial No. 588,596, filed September-16, 1922. Application for reissue filed January 19, 1925. Serial No. 3,508.

This invention relates to portable kitchenettes or cabinets which are adapted for use in light housekee ing.

The general ob ect of the' invention is to 6 provide an improved cabinet which is adapted to be removably secured upon the runnin board of .an automobile and which ./whi e of simple and economical construction, nevertheless serves to provide means for 1 housing a large assortment of foodstuffs, together with means for refrigerating a portion of said foodstufl's.

One of the specific objects of the invention is to provide an improved running board 1 cabinet having a drinking water compartment therein together with improved means for refrigerating the drinking water.

Another object of the invention is to provide a movable kitchenette wherein an ice com artment is provided and wherein a drink-i with the ice compartment and with a container for receiving the drip, the whole providing means for maintaimng the drinking water cool for long eriods of time.

A further object of the invention is to provide an im roved kitchenette wherein a. hinged top c osure and a hinged front clo- I sure are rovided for upwardly opening and forward y o ening compartments and wherein the two c osures interlock when they are 'in closed position.

' Another object of the inventlon is to provide a kitchenette having forwardly open- 5 ing compartments and closures therefor and wherein a lar e closure serves to close the front of the iitchenette and to hold said first mentioned closures in position.

Other objectsof the invention will be apparent from the following description taken 1n connection with the accompanying drawings wherein Fi 1 is a side view of. a motor vehicle wit my device applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device showing the same in open pos1t1on and Fig. 3 is a sectional detail of the drinking water compartment, with portlons broken away.

- Referring to Fig. 1, I show a tourists kitchenette or cabinet which is preferably made of metal mounted on the ng water compartment is associated board of an automobile. A canopy 1 is drawn over the kitchenette. The corner of the canopy is rolled back showing a faucet 2 opening out of a drinking water compartment. 28. A handle4 is arranged at each end of the cabinet and acanvas strap 5 may pass through the handle to fasten the kitchenette to the automobile.

A bolted cleat or bracket 6 may 'also be used to securely fasten the kitchenette or cabinet removably of the automobile. The canopy 1 is removable and while the kitchenette or cabinet is in camp can be suspended above the cabinet and table to afford shade and for pro-' tection from the elements. i

In Fig. 2 the cabinet is shown'with the or upper lid 27 elevated and with the door or lower lid 7 lowered andresting on de-' tachable legs 9 and 9 which are inserted in loops formed in cleats 8 and 8 secured to 'the outer surface of the door 7.

The door 7 when 0 ened forms a worktable and dinin ta le. shaped dish-pan avin shown at 10, this pan w en packed, is fitted in a compartment 15 which may house other cooking utensils and may have a rod or rack 17 near the upper front ortion of said compartment, on which to ang damp or used towels, dish-towels and cloths. A 100 ed strap 16 in which to insert ieces of cut 'ery may also be provided in t e compartment and suitable wires may be arranged to receive electric current from an automobile to light an electric bulb which may illuminate the work table or dining table.

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A rectangular round corners '1s' upon the running board V A compartment 19 may be provided for towels may be laced in the compartment 23.

A lid 24 whlch is made of heat insulated material may be provided for the ice compartment while a second heat insulated lid 25 may be used on the drinking'water compartment. The lid 27 when closed. fits down ad'acent water tank to maintain the proper re rigeratlon.

The bottom of the ice chest is provided with a plurality of spurs or pins 26 which prevent movement of the ice when the automobile is in motion.

In addition to the compartments previous ly described, I provide a drawer 2?.) which may serve for silverware. a drawer 30 which may receive bacon and a compartment 31 in which egg cartons may be placed if desired. The compartments 29 and 30 as shown in Fig. 2 are sliding drawers. while the coinpartment 31 is provided with a hinged lid.

An open ended compartment 32 which has no individual cover may serve as a storage space for books and magazines. A sliding drawer 11 may be provided with a plurality of compartments which may contain flour, sugar, and meal and this drawer maybe slid into the compartment 11 when desired.

A compartment may be provided for fruit which may be closed by a hinged lid 33 as shown while another compartment 34 may be used as a storage place'for coffee, butter and shortening.

In order that the full refrigerating capacity of the ice may be utilized, I provide a drip container 35 which fits beneath the discharge aperture in the ice chest and receives the drip from the melting ice. This container 35 is provided with an overflow pipe 37. This overflow pipe is closed except at its upper and lower ends, and the lower and projects through the bottom of the container 35. As will be apparent, the drops of water from the melting ice will pass into the container 35 and therewill be no discharge from this container until the top of the pipe 37 is reached.

Each of the containers and closures may be provided with a handle ring thereon to facilitate the opening thereof.

In Fig. 3 a portion of the drinking water compartment, the ice chest and a part of the drip container are. shown. The insulation for these parts is shown by cross sectioning as at 40 and this is applied to the ice compartment and the drinking water compartment as shown.

An uninsulated division 41 is provided between the. drinking water compartment and the ice compartment and between the drinking compartment and the drip container 35. From this construct-ion it is apparent that the ice in the ice chest will re frigerate the water in the compartment 28 and a mild refrigeration will be obtained from the drip container 35.

In usingmy invention the canopy 1 is first. removed. the lid 27 is then raised, thus allowing the table 7 to be moved to operative position. The legs 9 are then properly positioned after which the lid 27 may be closed as described. In breaking camp the door 7 is first closed with its fianges fitting over the top of the sides of the container of the kitchenette. After this is done, the lid 27 is closed thus locking the door 7 in place. After this is done, the canopy. may be replaced.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have provided a kitchenette which is compact, which can be economically manufactured and which is not likely to get out of order;

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A device of the character stated comprising a casing, a closure at. the front, a multiplicity of compartments accessible when said closure is open, a hinged top and compartments accessible when. said top is opened, said compartments including an ice receptacle and a drinking-water container a series of compartments intermediate the front and'top compartments, and an independent closure therefor, said last named closure being in position to be concealed by the first named closure when closed.

2. A device of the character stated comprising a casing having a'nopen front, a closure to cover said entire front, a multiplicity of compartments accessible when said closure is opened, drawers in certain of said com' partments, the upper portion of said casing comprising an ice chest and an adjacent liquid container, a separate closure for the upper part of said casing, means whereby ice ins-aid chest-refri erates some of said compartments, said refirigeration occurring without air circulation whereby odoriferous foods may be stored in the ice compartment without contaminating articles refrigerated in the other compartments, said second closure engaging said first closure to hold the first closure in closed position. a

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature.

. LOU SHIELDS GILMORE. 

